Vending-machine



Patented June 7, 1921 4 SHEETSSHEET 1.

-ZFJ70 hf/J ATTORNEY E. F. SPAULDING. VENDING MACHINE APPLICATION FILEDM09. 1919.

Patented June 7, 1921b fizreiz MW E E.- F. SPAULDINIG.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION E-lLED-'DC-9,.19l9.

151,380,685 Patented June 7, 1921.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3- E. F. SPAULDING.

VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION mu) DEC. 9. m9.

1,380,685, 7 PatentdJune7,l92l.

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' Way INVENTOR i i 1577M ATTORNEY UNITED ST PATENT OFFICE.

ELIJ'AH r. SPAULDING, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ARTHURzIMTBAUiyi 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. i

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patent d J e 7 1921 Application filedDecember 9, 1919. Serial No. 343,506.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIJAH F. SPA LDING, a citizen of the United Statesand resident of New York city, borough of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Vending-Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in the class of vending machineswherein coins inserted in the machines are operated to dischargearticles to be vended.

- In my application for Letters Patent filed Dec. 14, 1918, Serial No.266,719, for improvements in vending machines, I have disclosed certainfeatures of construction providing simple means for operating coins todischarge articles from the machine, as well as means to prevent washersfrom discharging such articles, to prevent the accumulation of coins inthe machine, and to prevent spurious tokens from being used to dischargearticles. My present invention has reference to improvements in theclass of vending machines referred to and with reference to improvementsin certain features disclosed in my aforesaid application.

My invention further comprises novel details of improvement andcombinations of parts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth andthen pointed out in the'clai ns.

Reference is had to the accom panyi-ng drawings forming part hereofWl16I61I1-- Figure 1 is a front View of a portion of a vending machineembodying my invention;

Fig. 1 is a detail section on line 1, 1, in Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of Fig. 1 substantially on the line 22 inFig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section of parts shown in'Figi 2;

Fig. 4 is a detail section on the line 4-& in Fig. 5; r I

Fig. 5 is a front view of a portion of the operating mechanism detachedfrom the easing, parts being omitted;

Fig. 6 is a detail plan view of a coin receiver;

Fig. 7 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 8 is-a cross section of Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is a detail of the coin stop or gage;

Fig. 10 is a View somewhat similar to Fig. 6, illustrating the coin stopor gage in coin releasing position;

Fig. his a detail side view of part of the magaz ne and parts thereon;

Fig. 12 is a view looking from the right hand side of Fig. 11; I

F 1g. 13 is a detail plan View of part of Fig. 12;

F gs. 1a and 15 are sectional details illustrating different positionsof the parts; 'F 1g, 16 is an enlarged sectional detail illustrating acoin slot and magnet adjacent thereto;

left hand side in Fig. 16; I

' Fig. 18 is an edge view of themagnet' Similar numerals of referenceindicate corresponding parts in the several views.

. In the accompanying drawings the nu- I meral 1 indicates a casingwhich may be of any usual or suitable construction, and is shownprovided with a lower door portion 2 pivotally supportedupon the casingat a Fig. 17 is a face view looking from the said coin receptacle anddoor 2 is a passage or channel 1 open at the upper and lower ends andcommunicating withlower outlet '5 for discharge of unused coins, washersor other tokens. A wall 6rprovides achannel7 between the casingandreceptacle 3 for discharge of the articles 8 through openingfi. I

At 9 is aniagazine or chute of any usual construction to receive stacksof articles 8 wh ch may be supported in the casing over the receptacle 3in any desired manner;

Said magazine is shown provided with extensions 9 supported upon way orplate 1O secured to the side wallsof the casing. weight 11 rests uponarticles 8 in the magazine or chute in ordinary manner. The low-.

ermost article of the stack in the magazine y rests upon spaced ledges12 at the bottom of the magazine, therear portion of the magazine beingopen at13 to permit eXitof the articles which are adapted to slide overdeslot is in plate 23 shown secured to door .0

pending plate or guide 14 to drop into the channel 7. Between themagazine and receptacle 3 is a coin receiver 15 secured to rod 16 shownguided in a hole in plate 17 on wall 2 in register with recess or hole18 therein, whereby said rod can be pushed to move the coin receiverinwardly. The rod 16 is guided in a bearing in projection 19 from way orplate 10 and the inner end of said rod is attached by a spring 20 to adepending lug 21 on said plate, whereby the receiver 15 is normallydrawn toward the front of the machine. The receiver 15 is provided witha vertical opening or slot 15 to receive coins 22 from coin slot 23.Said by screws 23 (Fig. 17), the up )er part of which plate is behindthe lower part of door member 2, whereby the lower door is retainedclosed when the upper door is locked. The plate 23 is adapted to bearagainst stops A secured to the side walls of the casing to limit inwardmovement of door 2. The stops A are secured to the side walls of thecasing by screws 64. Receiver 15 may have oneor more openings or slots15 leading through it corresponding to the compartments for articles inmagazine or chute 9. I have shown the magazine having two compartmentsand the receiver having two openings 15 corresponding to two coin slots23.- The upper receiving edges of the openings 15 may be inwardlytapering as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 7 to guide the coins intothe openings. Said openings are slightly wider than the coin. fit 4 is acoin stop and gage slidably carried by the receiver, having its edge 24operable in corresponding opening 15 of the receiver to engage a coin insuch opening to retain the coin suspended between said edge 24 and theopposite edge 15 of opening 15. (Figs. 6 and 7.) The stop and gage 24 isrecessed at its edges at 24, (Figs. 6 and 9), and said stop is slidablein a slot in receiver 15 so that its edges 24 may engage coins inopenings 15 when the stop is in one position, (Fig. 6), and when thestop is shifted to another position the recess 24 will oppose the coinor coins and release the same to fall below from the receiver. The stop24 is shown provided with a head portion 24 to retain the stop in itsguide slot of the receiver. Said head is adapted to engage the upright19 as an abutment whenthe receiver is pushed inwardly to cause stop24-to pre sent its recesses 24 in register with openings 15 of thereceiver to release the coin. The opposite end of the stop 24 is adaptedto engage an abutment 32 when the receiver approaches the normalcoin-receiving position to cause stop 24 to be shifted to present itsedges 24 in the openings 15 of the receiver to catch and retain coins."When stop 24 is in such position it will test the coins and tokens inconjunction with the opposing edges 15 of the opening 15 so as to catchand retain the coins of proper diameter in the receiver and permit othercoins or tokens to pass through opening 15*.

When a proper coin is in the receiver the upper edge of the coin willslide close to and between spaced ledges 12 of the magazine, (Fig. 7).At 25 is a light spring secured to and extending over way or plate 16 inposition for the lower edge of the coin to ride over the spring, thereceiver being reduced at 15 to pass over the sprin There will be onesuch spring for each coin opening 15. The ledges 12 retain the coin inproper position to pass over spring 25 when the receiver is pushedinwardly, the ledges resisting ri e of the coin whereby when the coinpasses said spring the latter will rise or snap up behind the coin toprevent return of the receiver with the coin in it, (Fig. 3). Theconstruction of the machine is such as to prevent a coin having a string26 attached to it that may have entered the receiver from being pulledback out of the receiver, (Fig.

To guide the coins from coin slot 23 to corresponding opening 15 of thereceiver 15 I providea plate 27 over the coin receiving location or" thereceiver and spaced from the front of magazine or chute 9, which plateis hung pivotally from its upper edge by means of lugs 27 from saidplate carried by brackets 28 secured on the magazine. (Figs. 3, 5 and12.) One or more stops 29 at the lower end of plate 27 (Figs. 3 and 4),are adapted to en gage the magazine to keep plate '27 spaced from themagazine when the receiver is in coin receiving position providingpassageway b to guide the coins to openings 15 of the receiver. (Figs.2, 4 and 15.) An arm or lever 30 is pivotally supported at 31 uponabutment support 32 shown carried by way or plate 10, the rod 16 passingthrough abutment 32, the upper end of which arm or lever is operativelyconnected with plate 27 to swing the latter toward and from themagazine. The upper end of said arm or lever 30 is shown received in arecessed or loop-like member 33 secured to the outside of plate 27within which the end of said arm is adapted to move freely, whereby whenthe arm is in one position it will push plate 27 toward magazine 9,providing passage therebetween for the coins, and when said arm is inanother position it will engage said member 33 and swing plate 27outwardly and retain it temporarily in such position to release thecoins or tokens that may be in passage 7), (Fig. 3). The lower end 30 ofarm or lever 30 is adapted to rest upon rod 16 when the latter is pushedin and to enter a recess 16 in said rod when the tion to cause arm 30 toretain member 27 towardthe magazine, (Fig; 4). ,When the parts are inthe last named position the coin 22 from-slot23 will slidethroughpassage b and enteropening 15 of 'thereceiv'er; the.

end 30 of the arm 30 then being retained in recess16 of rod 16,.(Fig;4:),.. Whenrod 16' and the receiver are pushed inwardlythe,

end 30 of arm or lever will be pushed out of the recess 16", the rod 16causing saidarm to tilt toswing plate 27 away from the inagazine, andthe lowerend 8030f arm 30' willride upon rod 16 to retainplate 27'inthelast named position until the receiver is returned to coin receivingposition. The'rstop 2st at its. end opposite arm member 30 is forked at24 (Figs. 6 and 9"), to' recei've the latter when the receiver returnsto coinreoeivingposition so that said stop can engage theabutment 32.Upon the outer side of plate 27 is pivotally supported a rockingmember-84 be-.

neath .the corresponding coin slot, which member is provided withprojections 34: and I er, one above the other, and,which may be spacedmorethan the diameter of va'prop'er Members -34 are pivotally supportedat 35 uponplate127. below the corresponding coin.

coin slot. The projections. 34, 341" operate in openings 27, 27-of-.plate 27,,(Fig.; 5).. WVhen. a coin is in openingl5 of the r e-'ceiver such coin will engage, corresponding projection 34:and tiltmember 34 so that, its 1 projection34 will be over passage b toqprevententrance of a coin or token; (Fig; 15), and the latter will, by theprojection 349, be caused to fall away to one side withoutem tering thereceiver and will drop into space.

4 to be returned through outlet 5to the operator. When the coin movesaway with the 1 receiver. from projection 34- the member 34:

will tilt to carry projection 84 outwardly to turned through opening Themembers 34 and 36 are substantially the same-as set forth in myaforesaid application-Serial No. 266,719. I

t 7 87? extending lengthwise of and below coin slots 23 and shownlocated in a recess38 in door 2 opposing a recess inplate 23, (Fig.16),:thespaced members 37 of which mag- I net extend ata-n angle fromthe part 37 forwardly over the adjacent portion of plate 23 and arecurved sidewise in the direction of coin receiver-15. Between thjeendmembers 37 oft-he magnet is a guide39 secured isa magnet having acentralportion.

upon plate 23 (Fig; 17 The outeraportions of' members-37 are showntapering" outwardly. Coins and tokens inserted in.

thecoinsl-ot123: pass between the guide-39 and the corresponding spaced.member, 37 of the magnet to drop into the passage .6

tobe'guided towardthe receiver." In case magnetizablextokens passthrough the coin slot theywill.be'attracted by the member 37: ofthemagnet to swing them tooneside and prevent them from enteringthereceiven. v

-.The weight .11 has a projection 11?; ex- 1 tending through and infrontof thecorre sponding channel .of magazine 9 so that when. thelastarticlefl8 to be deliveredha's been discharg'edcsaid projection.will oppose a coin sliding fromplate 28 to deflect the coin and preventit from passing through 5 I passage 6, as indicated in dotted lines invreaches: a position near theftermination of 'When'r0d 16 is pushedinwardly with a coin in thereceiver the coin will dischargethelowermostarticle-S, and the coin will pass over the spring 25, When.the receiver .90" its stroke the adjacent'endof. stop 24 will;

encounter'abutment 19and continued move. I

me'nt-of the receiver will'cause the coin to slide along said stop untilthe corresponding recess 24l=of the stopopposes the edge of the coin,whereby the latterwill be released to dropthrough opening lO gof way orplate 10 into receptacle 'W-hen the coin-receiver is pushed inwardly therecess 16 of rod 16 will pass from arm member 30? which'will ride uponsaid rod andcause arm 30 to be tilted to swing plate 27. away from themagazine to widen the passage 6, whereby excess coins or tokens thatlmaybe:.on projections 00111 slot or slots while the receiver 1s 'ad.-.,

29 :as well asycoins or tokens inserted inthe vanced; will be deflectedand fall below into channel 4' to return through outlett. If

a washer should behunguponythe.washer catcher 36 the washer will bedislodged and fall intothe channel 4. Lightweight coins and tokensawillbeadeflected from thereceiverby projection 29 to fall into channel 4.Upon the return .ofthe receiver to coin. receiving pos tion the stop 24willengage abutment 32 and -.continu ed travel of the coin receiver willcause the edges 24:;of the,

stop to'be.returnedtoposition opposing the openings l5 =to receivecoins. When the receiver about reaches the termination ofits returnstroke thelarm member 30 will enter thefrecess' l6t of rod 16and causearm-30to tilt to swing the plate 27 toward the magazine to retaintheplatein such position posi tively untilthe rodandwrecei'ver are againpushed inwardly.v r:

My improvements, are simple in construe tion, cheap to manufacture,effective in useand not-liable to get; out oforden Changes I maybe-vma'de in the. details of construction set forth within the scope ofthe appended claims without departlng fro the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention,what' I claim and desire to secure byLetters Pat ent is l. A vending machine comprising a magazine forarticles, a coin receiver below the magazine havingspaced openings forcoins,

a stop for coins slidably carried by said re ceiver between saidopenings, said stop having opposite edges to coincide with said openingswhen the stop is in one position to retain coins in the openings,said/stop having notches on opposite sides to coincide with saidopenings when the stop is in another position to release the coins,andmeans to cause said stop to be shifted to coin re-.

taining and releasing position.

2. A vending machine comprising a magazine for articles, a coin receiverbelow the magazine having spaced openings for coins, a stop for coinsslidably carried by said receiver between said openings, said stophaving opposite edges to coincide with said openings when the stop is inone position to retain coins in the openings, saidstop having notches onopposite sides to COlIlClClQ' with said openings when the stop is inanother position to release the coins, and spaced abutments on oppositesides of the receiver to engage said stop to shift it respeetivelypositions.

3. A vending machine comprising a magazine having spaced ledges at itslowerend for articles, a receiver operable below the magazine and saidledges and having anopening for coins, means to retain COlIlS in;

and release them from the opening, a way below the receiver over whichcoins in the latter may pass, said ledges being in position to resistthe rise of a coin in the receiver, and a. spring over the way-in'posi-- tion to permit the coin to pass thereover with the receiverand to prevent return of the receiver with the coin therein.

4. A vending machine comprising a magazine for articles and having acoin slot, a

plate movably carried adjacent to the ma'gazine below the coin slot, acoin recelver, av rod connected with the comirecelver below saidmagazine and plate, an arm operatively connected with the plate to movethe latter toward and from the magazine to reduce and widen the spacetherebetween, said arm being controlled by'said rod to shift and retainthe plate, and means upon the plate to deflect excess coins when a coin:is in the receiver in coin receiving position.

5. A vending machine comprising a magazine for articles and having acoin slot, a

plate movably carried adjacent to the maga zine below the coin slot, acoin receiver, a rod COIIIIBCiZBd'WItll the coin'receiver below to coinreceiving and releasingv said magazine and plate, an arm operativelyconnected with the plate to move the latter toward and from the magazineto reduce and widen the space therebetween, said arm being'controlled bysaidro'd to shift and retainthe plate,-a member 'movably carried'by theplate and having'upper and" lower projections, the lower projectionbeing in position to engage a coin in the receiver when the latter is incoin receiving'position to retain the upper projection in the path ofcoins to thereceiver to deflect them therefrom.

6. A vending machine comprising a magazine for articles and having acoin slot, a plate movably carried adjacent to the magazine belowthe-coin slot, a coin receiver, a rod connected with the coin receiverbelow said magazine and plate, an arm-operatively connected with theplate to move the latter toward and from the magazine to reduce andwiden the space therebetween', said arm being operative by the rod tomove and retain the plate away from the magazine when the receiver isout of coin receiving position, said rod having a recess to cooperatewith said arm for movement of the plate toward the magazine andtOI'GtiLlIl it there when'the recelver 1 s in coinreceiving posltion,and

means upon said plate to prevent entrance of light -we1ght coins andtokens into the receiver as well as excess coins andtokens when theplate is held toward the magazine.

-7. A vending machine comprising a magazine for articles and having acoin slot, a plate pivotally' supported at one side of the magazineproviding a passage therebetween for coins, a coin receiver below themagazine and plate, a rod connected with the receiver to operateit-and'provided with a recess, an arm pivotally supported andhaving amember to cooperate with therod and its recess,

and a recessed member upon the plate receiving'the upper end of the armfor moving zine for articles and having a coin slot, a

receiver for coins below the magazine, means operatively supporting thereceiver, and a spring below the receiver over which coins may ride, thespring'being adapted to rise behind a coin in the receiver to prevent return of the receiver, said magazine having spaced ledges overthereceiver in position to be engaged by the upper portion of a coin inthe receiver to limit rising of the coin when it passes over saidspring.

9. A vending machine comprising a casing hav ng a coin slot, a magnethaving a port-ion extending lengthwise of and below the coin slot andreceived in a recess in the casing, said magnet having a portionextending forwardly along which the coin slides, and a guide spaced fromsaid forwardly extending portion of the magnet providing a passagetherebetween for coins and tokens from the coin slot.

10. A vending machine comprising a casing having a coin slot, a magnethaving a portion extending lengthwise of and below the coin slot andreceived in a recess in the casing, said magnet having a portionextending forwardly, as a guide for coins and tokens and a guide spacedfrom said forwardly extending portion of the magnet providing a passagetherebetween for coins and tokens from the coin slot, the outer part ofsaid portion being curved sidewise to deflect magnetizable tokens.

11. A vending machine comprising a casing having spaced coin slots, amagnet having a porting 'extendinglengthwise of and below the coinslotsand received in a recess in the casing, said magnet having spacedportions extending forwardly as a guide for coins and tokens, and aguide between said forwardly extending portions of the magnet providingpassages between the guide and said portlons for coins and tokens fromthe coin slots respectively.

v Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New Yorkthis 4th day of December, A. D. 1919.

ELIJAH F. SPAULDING.

